1910 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1910 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Iowa state champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference, Western Conference
Record5–2 (0–1 MVC, 1–1 Western)
Head coach
Captain Mike Hyland
Home stadium Iowa Field
Seasons
←  1909
1911  →
1910 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska $ 2 –0 –07 –1 –0
Iowa 3 –1 –05 –2 –0
Missouri 2 –1 –14 –2 –2
Iowa State 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
Kansas 1 –1 –16 –1 –1
Washington University 0 –2 –03 –4 –0
Drake 0 –3 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1910 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois + 4 –0 –07 –0 –0
Minnesota + 2 –0 –06 –1 –0
Indiana 3 –1 –05 –1 –0
Iowa 1 –1 –05 –2 –0
Wisconsin 1 –2 –11 –2 –2
Northwestern 1 –2 –11 –3 –1
Chicago 2 –4 –02 –5 –0
Purdue 0 –4 –01 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1910 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of both the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and the Western Conference during the 1910 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Hawkeyes compiled a 5–2 record, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 94 to 15. [1] [2] They finished in second place in the MVC with a 3–1 record in conference games. In the Western Conference, they finished in fourth place with a 1–1 record in conference games. With victories over Morningside, Iowa State, and Drake, the Hawkeyes claimed the undisputed championship of Iowa. [3]

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On November 5, 1910, Iowa defeated Iowa State by a 2–0 score, the only points being scored on a safety as Iowa State fumbled while trying to kick from behind its goal. [4] It remains the lowest scoring game in Iowa football history. [5]

Mike Hyland, who played at the end and fullback positiosn, was the team captain. [6] Playing at the tackle position from 1909 to 1911, Archie Alexander was the second African-American to play football at Iowa. (Frank Kinney Holbrook was the first.) [7]

The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4 Morningside *
W 12–0
October 8at Northwestern
L 5–10 [8]
October 15at Missouri
L 0–5 [9]
October 22 Purdue
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 16–0 [10]
November 5at Iowa State
W 2–0 [4]
November 12 Drake
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–0 [3]
November 192:45 p.m.at Washington University
W 38–02,000 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game

[1] [2]

Players

The following players received major varsity letters for the participation on the 1910 football team:

[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "1910 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 239.
  3. 1 2 "Hawkeyes Win State Title in Football: Defeat of Drake Gives University Undisputed Championship of Iowa". The Iowa City Citizen. November 14, 1910. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Safety in Game Wins from Ames: Hawkeyes Defeat Old Time Rivals by Score of Two to Nothing". The Iowa City citizen. November 7, 1910. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ 2022 Media Guide, p. 147.
  6. ↑ 2022 Media Guide, p. 220.
  7. ↑ Matt Reisener (February 15, 2021). "How Black Trailblazers Have Shaped the History of Iowa Football for the Better". Hawkeye Football.
  8. ↑ "Iowa Beaten by Purple, Which Uses Forward Pass: Northwestern Shows Surprising Reversal of Form, Trimming the Hawkeyes by Score of 10 to 5". The Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1910. p. 1 (part 3) – via Newspapers.com].
  9. ↑ "Missouri Spirit Defets Hawkeyes: Players, Coaches and Rooters Are Responsible for the Tigers' Victory Yesterday". University Missourian. October 16, 1910. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Purdue Is Defeated by Iowans: Hawekeyes Romp Up and Down the Field Regardless of Boilermakers". The Iowa City Citizen. October 24, 1910. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cayou's Team Primed For Game With Iowa To-day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat . St. Louis, Missouri. November 19, 1910. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "Hawkeyes Score At Will Against Washington Men". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. November 20, 1910. p. 9, part 3. Retrieved January 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. ↑ "Spirit of the University". The Iowa city Citizen. November 21, 1910. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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